Psychological Science Agenda

A publication of the Science Directorate
April 2006 | Vol. 20, No. 4

SCIENCE BRIEFS

Rethinking Racial Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

By Keith B. Maddox

Racial stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination reflect the human tendencies to conceptualize and value certain configurations of phenotypic features differently, and act on these thoughts and feelings in our interactions with members of racial categories.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COLUMN

  • Open Access and Public Understanding
    NIH has been working to establish and grow a policy on public access. The goal is to post all of the journal publications that result from NIH grants, in a form that makes the full text freely available to the public.
    By Steven Breckler

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • April 2006 Announcements
    Subscribe to PSA!; Announcing the 2006 APF/COGDOP Graduate Research Scholarships; Grants Available for Scientific Conferences, Proposals Invited

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